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Listening to the Community

Engaging in Prophetic Witness

by christina on June 6, 2020

by Lisa Rodriguez-WatsonDirector of Leadership Development & Training It’s been a devastating few weeks. Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, 100,000 COVID deaths, violence in our streets, extreme action by some, inaction by others, silence and complicity, curfews, virtue signaling, [...]
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Filed Under: Listening to the Community, Train and Connect Tagged With: black lives matter, prophetic, protest, witness

Lent Week 7: Fostering Intimacy with Christ

by CCDA Guest on April 9, 2020

Simon of Cyrene

Humility 21 A certain man from Cyrene, Simon, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and they forced him to carry the cross. 22 They brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which means “the place of the skull”).  Mark 15:21-22 I’ll be honest, [...]
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Filed Under: Devotionals, Listening to the Community Tagged With: Crucifixion, Holy Week, Humility, Simon of Cyrene, The cross

Lent Week 4: Fostering Intimacy With Christ

by CCDA Guest on March 19, 2020

The Witness of Grace & Generosity “And now, brothers and sisters, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the Macedonian churches. 2 In the midst of a very severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity. 3 For [...]
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Filed Under: Devotionals, General, Listening to the Community Tagged With: Covid-19, generosity, grace, Lent, trust

Building Community through Storytelling

by christina on December 6, 2019

Our Chicago Local Network has been gathering this past year, centered on fostering deeper relationships through focused circle conversations. After planning the 2018 National Conference in our city, we felt the urge to get a quarterly network connection time started. We wanted to create deeper [...]
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Filed Under: CCDA, Listening to the Community, Local Network Tagged With: chicago, local networks, storytelling

Without Walls or Borders

by CCDA Guest on July 29, 2019

by Christina Foor One beautiful piece of the Gospel is how God weaves together stories of people from all different backgrounds. In a small migrant shelter in Juarez, Mexico, people from several divergent worlds gathered together – Cuban asylum seekers, college students from both sides of the [...]
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Filed Under: Immigration, Justice Initiatives & Advocacy, Listening to the Community, Train and Connect Tagged With: Abara, border, Ciudad Nueva, el paso, InterVarsity

CCDA & Value Our Families Coalition

by CCDA Guest on July 24, 2019

By Jamesetta Tambah On Wednesday, July 17th, I had the opportunity to advocate in Washington D.C. on behalf of my family on the issue of immigration.  I am Jamesetta Tambah, the daughter of Liberian refugees who came to the United States in the early 90’s under Temporary Protected [...]
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Filed Under: Immigration, Justice Initiatives & Advocacy, Listening to the Community Tagged With: Advocacy, immigration, refugee

Lenten Immerse: Prayers from the Holy Land

by Lisa Rodriguez-Watson on April 15, 2019

This week’s blog contains images from Lisa Rodriguez-Watson’s recent trip to the Holy Land. These images were taken in Bethlehem on the separation wall between the West Bank and Israel. As we observe Holy Week, these images and corresponding prayers can serve as reminder of the purpose of the [...]
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Filed Under: Devotionals, General, Justice Initiatives & Advocacy, Listening to the Community

Lenten Immerse: Silence

by Lisa Rodriguez-Watson on March 25, 2019

Silence can be an uncomfortable experience. It might feel awkward in a group setting. It can indicate tension in a relationship. However, silence can also be healthy - even necessary.   Lent, a 40 day period of fasting and repentance, offers us an opportunity to practice silence and [...]
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Filed Under: Devotionals, General, Listening to the Community Tagged With: Lent 2019, Lenten Immerse, Silcence

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